EQ-73 — measured — Pro Audio Plugins

Magnitude dev

±1.8dB

Max THD

5.037%

Latency

34smp

Noise floor

−∞below floor

Linearity

-50dB

On the bench

48 kHz · 512-block · offline · same procedure for every plugin

Magnitude responsestepped sine, −12 dBFS

Output level vs. frequency.

Distortion vs level1 kHz, THD / THD+N

─ THD ┄ THD+N. THD is the trustworthy figure; THD+N is method-floor-limited at low levels.

Latency, reported

34 smp

Latency, measured

34 smp (matches)

Onset

30 smp

Noise floor

below measurement floor

Linearity residual

-50.5 dB (1000 Hz, -12/-18 dBFS)

Processing cost

not measured

sourced sentiment · synthesized from 4 published & press sources · in our words, not a measurement

8.3/10 published & press sentiment, 4 sources · not a bench measurement

A full Neve 1073 recreation that models the preamp and its saturation, not just the EQ curves, so it adds analog flavor and color.
Broad, musical tone-shaping that flatters sources — reviewers reach for it to reinforce the good parts rather than carve frequencies.
Flexible channel processing — separate gain and frequency controls, mic/line switching, M/S and L/R, recall memories, and oversampling or low-latency modes.

Limited in scope by design — a channel EQ with a few bands and a filter, not a do-everything tool.
Heavy on resources; reviewers warn it adds up quickly across many instances.

measured figures + sourced sentiment · alphabetical · not ranked

Plugin	Mag dev	Max THD	Latency	Noise	Sentiment
4020 Retro EQ	±1.4 dB	0.000%	0 smp	<floor	8.0
BM MEqualizer	±0.0 dB	0.000%	0 smp	<floor	—
CORE EQ	±0.0 dB	0.000%	0 smp	<floor	—
EQ SITRAL-295	±1.5 dB	0.031%	32 smp	<floor	—
EQ-73	±1.8 dB	5.037%	34 smp	<floor	8.3